Home, Garden & Outdoor Living — real tips from the forest floor
Your yard floods every April, and you're tired of it. Willy Squatch shows you how to turn that problem spot into a rain garden that saves water, reduces runoff, and brings pollinators to your property.
Most homeowners pile mulch like they're building a beaver dam—too deep, too close to the trunk, and wondering why nothing grows right. Here's how to get it exactly right in April.
Temperatures just hit 70°F and the mosquito panic is already starting. Here's what actually works: specific landscaping changes that eliminate breeding grounds without expensive sprays or consultants.
Most homeowners reach for bug spray in June when mosquitoes are already everywhere. Willy Squatch knows the real solution happens in April—when you audit your yard's drainage and eliminate standing water before breeding season hits.
March is your last real chance to prune before the growth explosion. I'm going to walk you through exactly which branches come off, how deep you cut, and how to spot the dangerous limbs that'll snap off in July's wind.
Your garden beds are about to get invaded by creeping grass, and you know it. Install permanent borders now—before summer explodes—and you'll spend the next five years actually enjoying your garden instead of fighting it.
That mulch you laid down last year? It's basically dirt now. A one-day spring refresh prevents erosion damage, kills weeds before they start, and costs way less than fixing the damage later.
March and April are your make-or-break window for pond cleaning spring work. Wait too long, and you're looking at a dead fish tank and a repair bill that'll sting.
Most folks waste money on water come July because they skip the one thing that actually works: proper spring mulch application. I'll walk you through exactly how deep to go, what it costs, and how much you'll save.
